Don Buford
Don Alvin Buford
Born: February 2, 1937
Linden, TX USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160
College: University of Southern California
Career: 1963-1972
Minor League Statistics
Don Buford compiled a career batting average of .264 with 93 home runs and 418 RBI in his 1286-game career with the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 48 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .286 | .354 | .405 | .759 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 504 | 442 | 62 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 62 | .262 | .337 | .348 | .685 | 154 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 668 | 586 | 93 | 166 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 67 | 76 | .283 | .358 | .389 | .747 | 228 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 163 | 698 | 607 | 85 | 148 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 51 | 22 | 69 | 71 | .244 | .323 | .349 | .672 | 212 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 609 | 535 | 61 | 129 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 65 | 51 | .241 | .322 | .316 | .638 | 169 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 130 | 494 | 426 | 65 | 120 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 57 | 46 | .282 | .367 | .437 | .804 | 186 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 663 | 554 | 99 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 19 | 18 | 96 | 62 | .291 | .397 | .417 | .814 | 231 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 629 | 504 | 99 | 137 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 109 | 55 | .272 | .406 | .411 | .816 | 207 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 122 | 549 | 449 | 99 | 130 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 89 | 62 | .290 | .413 | .477 | .890 | 214 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 485 | 408 | 46 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 83 | .206 | .326 | .267 | .593 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Totals | 1286 | 5347 | 4553 | 718 | 1203 | 157 | 44 | 93 | 418 | 200 | 105 | 672 | 575 | .264 | .362 | .379 | .741 | 1727 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 34 | 57 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 9 | 8 | 78.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.423 | 2.333 |
| 1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.769 | 2.000 |
| 1964 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 92 | 85 | 713.3 | 196 | 198 | 13 | 60 | .968 | 4.971 | 4.283 |
| 1964 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 37 | 22 | 224.0 | 30 | 63 | 3 | 5 | .969 | 3.737 | 2.514 |
| 1965 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 139 | 128 | 1105.3 | 326 | 357 | 13 | 93 | .981 | 5.561 | 4.914 |
| 1965 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 41 | 15 | 180.3 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 9 | .986 | 3.593 | 1.756 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 133 | 121 | 1096.7 | 98 | 301 | 26 | 24 | .939 | 3.274 | 3.000 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 37 | 31 | 270.0 | 88 | 81 | 8 | 18 | .955 | 5.633 | 4.568 |
| 1966 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 11 | 6 | 59.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.112 | 1.273 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 121 | 94 | 918.0 | 95 | 250 | 19 | 16 | .948 | 3.382 | 2.851 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 51 | 39 | 328.0 | 102 | 99 | 8 | 30 | .962 | 5.515 | 3.941 |
| 1967 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 65 | 66 | 510.7 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.362 | 2.062 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 58 | 37 | 369.3 | 109 | 107 | 8 | 22 | .964 | 5.264 | 3.724 |
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 128 | 128 | 1121.7 | 228 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 1.886 | 1.836 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 10 | 8 | 70.0 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .956 | 5.529 | 4.300 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 6 | 3 | 33.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 2.500 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 130 | 125 | 1118.0 | 221 | 13 | 3 | 3 | .987 | 1.884 | 1.800 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.080 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 115 | 113 | 989.0 | 217 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 2.029 | 1.939 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 105 | 101 | 903.0 | 173 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 1.784 | 1.705 |
| Totals | 1299 | 1137 | 10156.0 | 2083 | 1601 | 116 | 287 | .969 | 3.265 | 2.836 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .357 | .769 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .182 | .300 | .482 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .267 | .389 | .467 | .856 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .429 | .556 | .714 | 1.270 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .261 | .346 | .565 | .911 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 102 | 86 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .256 | .363 | .488 | .851 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.667 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.674 | 1.600 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .563 | .500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | LF | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.471 | 2.333 |
| Totals | 22 | 22 | 196.0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.791 | 1.773 |
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